PATT Travel for Oxford University
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
This application seeks funds to cover the cost of travel and subsistence for astronomers from Oxford University to work at and acquire data from telescopes around the world in order to make observations of stars, galaxies and quasars and futher explore the Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Swinbank A
(2007)
The discovery of a massive supercluster at z = 0.9 in the UKIDSS Deep eXtragalactic Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jeong H
(2007)
Star formation and figure rotation in the early-type galaxy NGC 2974
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Taylor G
(2007)
Characteristics of EGRET Blazars in the VLBA Imaging and Polarimetry Survey (VIPS)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ganda K
(2007)
Absorption-line strengths of 18 late-type spiral galaxies observed with SAURON
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Emsellem E
(2007)
The SAURON project - IX. A kinematic classification for early-type galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Helmboldt J. F.
(2007)
The VLBA imaging and polarimetry survey at 5 GHz
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Riddick F
(2007)
An optical spectroscopic HR diagram for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Orion Low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Orion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Schoenaers C
(2007)
A new slowly pulsating subdwarf-B star: HD 4539
in Communications in Asteroseismology
Sarzi M
(2007)
On the origin and fate of ionised-gas in early-type galaxies: The SAURON perspective
in New Astronomy Reviews
McDermid R
(2007)
Connecting stars and ionised gas with integral-field spectroscopy
in New Astronomy Reviews
Description | The grant has enabled Oxford staff members to travel to telescopes around the World, in order to make discoveries about the Universe through observations of stars, galaxies, supernovae and planets. The findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals. |
Exploitation Route | Scientists make use of the findings by devising new theories of the universe that match the observations, and by devsing new observations to further test those theories. The observations are also used in public talks and events. The results are also used to inform the design of future ground-based and space-based telescopes. |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
Description | The findings have been published in scientific journals. They have also been used for education purposes and for public outreach events. These activities lead to an increased awareness of astronomy in the general public and potential increase in young people taking up physics at school and university level. |
First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |